Colletes albomaculatus (Lucas, 1849) Halictus albomaculatus Lucas, 1849: 183, ♀. Syntypes: ♀♀, Algeria. Material examined. Azerbaijan. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic • Shakhbuz, Kulus, 39°21'N, 45°37'E, 1395 m 25. VI. 2022, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, MM [FSCV]; • ibid., 18. VI. 2024, 1 ♀, MP, MM [FSCV]; • Babek, Payiz, 39°26'N, 45°22'E, 1230 m, 28. VI. 2024, 1 ♀, MP, MM [FSCV]; • Ordubad, Channab, 38°59'N, 45°53'E, 1090 m, 16. VI. 2024, 1 ♀, MP, MM [FSCV]; • Ordubad, Ustupu, 39°02'N, 45°54'E, 1495 m, 16. VI. 2024, 1 ♀, MP, MM [FSCV]; • Shakhbuz, Badamli, 39°28'N, 45°33'E, 1290 m, 17. VI. 2024, 2 ♀, MP, MM [FSCV]; • Shakhbuz, Kolani, 39°26'N, 45°39'E, 1330 m, 21. V. 2025, 1 ♀, 12 ♂, MP, MM [FSCV / ZISP]; • Shakhbuz, Zarnatun, 39°28'N, 45°43'E, 1550 m, 21. V. 2025, 3 ♂, MP, MM [FSCV]. Distribution. North Africa, Europe, Russia (North Caucasus, European part), Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (including * Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic), Iran, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan.

Published as part of Kuhlmann, Michael, Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. & Maharramov, Mahir M., 2026, New and little-known bees of the genus Colletes Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan, with descriptions of two new species, pp. 95-112 in ZooKeys 1268 on pages 95-112, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1268.174008